Gas range side lining



March 29}, 1932. H. LANGE I GAS RANGE SIDE LINING Filed Dec. 50, 1930 A m Hm Patented Mar. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I HENRY LANGE, or QUINCY, ILLINOIS, assrenon To run curacy s'rovn mnmmm' me COMPANY, or aumcv, ILLINOIS, A conromnonor ILLmoIs one man sr nn Inmvo The present invention relates to improvements in gas range side linings and has for an object to provide an improved side lining for supporting in a novel manner the broiler or oven rack at various elevations and furthermore for providing circulating and ventilating flues more effectively to heat the oven uniformly throughout.

Side linings, as now constructed, consist of sheet steel, which is usually formed to create an air space between the body of the range having smooth surfaces whereby they can,

and the lining cover. To create different spacings and elevations for the oven and broiler rack it is necessary to attach to the side lining a corrugated sheet formed with runners for the oven rack supports. It is another object of the invention to eliminate the runners.

- A further object ofthe invention is to do away with the unsightly sharp edges of the runners, and to provide improved linings easily be kept clean.

7 A still. further object of the invention is to (provide an improved oven side lining embo ying a saving in cost of labor and material. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein like parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the interior of a. gas range oven equi ped with improved side linings constr'ucte according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top edge view of the improved lining detached from an oven, and

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 in Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 represents the back of a gas range oven'; 6 indicates the bottom thereof, and 7 the top or roof of the oven. The oven or broiler rack is represented at 8. This rack 8 is illustrated as reposing in slots made for the purpose in the improved side linings.

The improved lining may be forme of a piece of sheet steel, or other appropriate material having the r proximately the normal plane occupied by standard side linings. Between 9, and also at the ends of the sheets beyond the end panels if desired, are included vertical columns forming circulating and ventilatlng flues. The columns are formed by side walls 10 and 11 and by outer or front walls 12, which connect the outer edges of the sidewalls 10 and 11. These side walls 10 and 11 project out from tlm panels 9 and may be at approximately right angles thereto, as illustrated in Fig. 2. At the extreme side edges of the lining sheets are flanges 13 and 14 which replace the side walls and which extend over to adjacent stove parts to which they fill: aflixed as by welding, brazing, or the Slots 15 are made in the outer walls 12 in horizontal alignment with lateral slots 16 which are made in the side walls 10 and 11 and in the flanges 13 and 14. At the bases of these slots 15 and 16 are flanges or ledges 17 for acting as extensive supports for the rack 8. These flanges 17 may be provided in the stamping out of the. slots '15, the metal from the wall 12 being bentbackwardly into a substantially horizontal position as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

In the use of the device, the side linings are installed in the oven, as indicated in Figure 1*, replacing the standard side linings. The oven rack 8 may be slid in any of the slots which are formed at various elevations in the linings and which take the place of the runners heretofore used. The flanges 17 form extensive rests for the oven rack. Moreover, the columns of the side linings communicate through the bottom 6 andthe roof 7 with the flues of the oven so that the heated air may rise through these columns and issue out from the slots into the oven. Owing to the these panelspanels which lie in apnumber and wide distribution of these slots, heat is circulated through all parts of the ovenresulting in a uniform temperature. The improved side linings present no sharp edges but have smooth surfaces and can be easily cleaned. I

Havin thus described the invention, what is claims as new is 1. An improved lining for ran es comprising a lining sheet havin inward y ofiset portions forming ventilatin and circulating flues in communication with the oven flues, said ofl'set portions having slots therein.

2. An improved side lining for ran es comprising a lining sheet having inwar y offset ortions forming ventilating and circulating ues, said portions also havm slots extending into said flues and adapte to receive the edges of the oven rack.

3. An improved oven structure having flues and side linings each composed of panels, spaced side walls extending from said anels, front walls connecting the panels, sai front and side walls having connecting slots with rests beneath the slots, said side and front walls enclosing ventilating and circulatin flues communicating with the oven flues, and flanges at the edges of the linings attached to adjacent oven parts.

' 4. An im roved side lining for ranges comprising a lining sheet having inwardly oil'- set vertically extending portions forming ventilating and circulating flues in communication wit the oven flues, said ofi'set portions having transversel extending alined. slots therein to receive is e edges of an oven rack, and rests beneath the slots formed by bending the lining sheet inwardl toward the flues.

In testimony whereo I hereunto aflix my signature.

. HENRY LANGE. 

